CULTURAL QA 01-2021-07
Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What is the benefit of walking?
A1 Maria Garcia on December13-2020
Walking daily is a very good habit. It helps your body stay in healthystate.
You carry your own body weight when you walk. This is known
MYAVU MYAVU PART3
Dear friends,
Yesterday evening I was juststanding outside, a black cat with white legs
appeared jumping over thecompound wall. As if least expected me there, it
stared at me.
I just walked close to my lawn.Normally these cats have an affinity to the lawn
for relieving.
THORTHU MUNDU (TOWEL)
Dear friends,
Today I was purchasing a fewEErezha thorthu (Double thread weaved towel) for my
children. Once theseeerezha thorthu were available only in Kerala textile
shops. Now it isavailable in Tamilnadu also in all textile shops. EErezha
thorthu is the bestfor
WATER-VELLAZM-JALAM
Dear friends,
Today my topic is water- I hopesomething interesting read by me can be shared
with you in this posting.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 14-3-2011.
Reposted on 26-12-2020 after editing and updating. R. Gopala Krishnan.
1. Water most essential for humans.
THENGA-THE COCONUT (PART1)
Dear friends,
Todaymy posting is about Thenga – the coconut. Hope and enjoyable reading.
Sincerely,
GopalaKrishnan 27-9-2011.
Reposted on 26-12-2020 after editingand updating. R. Gopala Krishnan.
1. Kerala- The land of Coconut trees
Ihave studied in my
BRAHMA MUHURTHAM
Dearfriends,
Today myposting is about Brahma muhurtham.
It was apractice when I was a school student that my father would wake up by
4.30 AM and light Lantern and wakeme to read and write . However after 7AM I
used to get sleep and wake up by 8.30 or so and hurry to
ABHIRUCHI- APTITUDE- INTEREST
Dear friends,
As humans all of us have specialor more interest in some thing or other. In
some people it is more exhibitedand in some it is lightly exhibited. But the
most important is everybody cannotshow more interest in many things. For a
person Abhiruchi
BULLOCK CART (KAALA VANDI)
Dear friends,
Today evening I was for somehardware purchases to a whole sale shop about 2
Kilometres away. I found abullock cart somewhat near the shop, the cart man
taking rest and the single oxeating some hay. Once single ox and double oxen
pulled carts were
BABLIMAS-KAMBILI NARANGA
Dear friends,
My uncle’s house at Kidangoor (*Kottayam District) had abablimas tree and when
we go once a while my uncle used to pluck ripen bablimaswith a long stick. In
my recollection the tree had at least 15 feet height. Thegreen bablimas were
approximately to
PONGAL -THE DISH
Dearfriends,
This month Pongal (Makara sankranthi) falls on 14th.Pongal is a big festival in
Tamilnadu, I thought my posting can be about thedish Pongal and related items.
Pongal is prepared in front of homes in villages on samkranthi in Tamilnadu.
Sincerely,
Gopala
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-03
Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What is the legend of Mookambika temple? And why are so manypeople
from Kerala found in Kollur?
A1 Vaidarbhi Suta·Updated December 20-2020
Devi Mookambika is the combined form of Tridevi. Her pith is in
GRASS
Dear friends,
We have reference to grass and cattle feeding in our epics. KAMADHENU the
divine cow, her daughters Nandini and Patti are told in epics which were
feed on grass.
Grass DHARBHAM is told in the Vamana episode- Sage Sukracharya rajaguru of
Mahabali as a last resort
*NATA- SANCTUM ENTRANCE AND WALK*
The Malayalam word NATA has different meanings. One is asking to walk in
singular form or walking depending on usage. Another is entrance of
sanctums. The third is adjective with prominent door in the homes.
Natavathil means prominent door of the home.
*JANNAL (WINDOW) (PART 1)*
*Dear friends,*
*I thought writing about windows a week back when I started cleaning
windows in my house after an interval. The oxford dictionary gives six
meanings for window and all of them I am trying to cover one by one in a
serial manner.*
*Sincerely,*
UPPU (SALT) PART IV
Dear friends,
I amthankful for the responses from many members after reading my postings on
salt.This is PART 4 AND FINAL PART of theposting about salt.
Sincerely,
GopalaKrishnan 3-11-2010.
Reposted on 22-12-2020 after editing and updating.R. Gopala krishnan
BRONZE ITEMS-PART1
Dear friends,
Today my topic is bronze. A few items used in day to day life by us aretold in
this posting. Depending on the percentage of tin with copper thebrittle nature
of bronze items change. If tin is more the bronze would be more brittle,but
would not oxidize.
KINDI
Kindi is the Panchapathram for the Kerala Brahmins-Nampoothiries. A Nampoothiri
perform his Sandhya with Kindi. For all Samskarasof Nampoothiries Kindi is a
must. In Kerala Tamil Iyers also use extensive useof kindi. Like Nampoothiries
in Kerala Iyers also use the Kindi for hisSandhya.
ORU SADA – PART 2
Continuing from part 1
4.1 Special dosai
In hotels the basic difference inmaking any type of dosa is that it is fried
only on one side- not fried on both sides asin homes. The batter is poured with
thava on the large hotplate onwhich oil is applied. A small coconut broom
BRONZE ITEMS PART 3
Continued from part 2
12 KATHAKALI CHENGALA
There is no Kathakali without Chengala. Thebeautiful and musical and melodious
sounds of Chengala nobody can forget evenafter kathakali was over.
Chengala is moulded item and one side is rough.Chengala is played striking on
POTI {POWDER}
Friends,
Today my topic is poti (powder).I am including all type of powders coming to my
remembrance.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 26-6-2011
Reposted on 24-12-2020 after editing and updating information. R.Gopalakrishnan
1. Pot Potichhu
It is a local saying in
VAA KEERIYA THAMBURAN-IRAUM THARUM
God who gave mouth will give food also
Dear friends,
My title roughly means the Godwho has opened the mouth will give food also.
This is the case of all beings.The infant requires food- The God has provided
milk in breast of the female.This is the case of
THALAYANA (PILLOW)
Dear friends,
I had a doubt whether it is Thalayana or Thala ina in Malayalam for pillow. It
appeared both are correct. One is meaningintimacy with head, the other close to
head. Whatever it is unless we are verytired and sleepy, we require the pillow
for sleep. If
ORU SADA2-ONE ORDINARY DOSAI
Dear friends,
This is the second part of theposting under Dosai.
Sincerely,
GopalaKrishnan 16-8-2010.
Reposted on 25-12-2020 after editing and updating. R. Gopala krishnan
Continued from part1
5. Adai dosai
Adai dosai is available inrestaurants as
*MUTHIRA (HORSE GRAM)*
*Dear friends,*
*This is one of the pulse items I have not written so far. Muthira was used
occasionally for making pulungari and it was added once a while in parippu
podi also. Muthiriakkari used to be served in hotels too. Somehow it is not
much a popular pulse in
*UPPU (SODIUM CHLORIDE) PART 1*
Dear friends,
I know three sayings in Malayalam referring salt – “Uppilla Pandam
Kuppayil” (Food prepared with out salt has its place in waste), “Uppu
thinnavan Vellam kudikkum” (The person who ate salt has to drink water)
and “Uppolom varumo
*THE WINDOWS PART 2*
Dear friends,
The oxford dictionary gives six meanings for window and all of them I am
trying to cover one by one in a serial manner. The first meaning I have
covered in the part 1 of the posting. This is part 2 of the posting
explaining three more meanings.
SUPERATURAL BEINGS
Dear members,
Enjoy a semi lighter reading about supernatural beings- Gandharvas,
kinnaras, asuras and Rakshasas. About Apsaras already I have posted and not
repeated here. The information are collected from Mythology websites.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan12-10-09.
*UPPU (SALT) PART III*
Dear friends,
I am happy many members read my postings and I am thank full for their
responses. I had already posted part 2 of the posting. This is in
continuation and part 3 of the posting about salt.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 3-11-2010.
*Reposted on 21-12-2020
ASURAS CONTINUED
There are good asuras, and the bad devas! *Even Indra,Agni, Mithra,
Varuna of the Vedic gods were praised as being great asuras*. They are
believed to have emerged from the breath of Prajapati the Primal
Creator. They are the same class of beings as the devas,
*DINING TABLE*
Dear friends,
*For a long time I was thinking to write about our dining arrangements
including our current dining tables. Today I have just brought a new
transparent plastic cover to my dining table to replace the present one. It
just initiated me to write on the topic
THE WINDOWS PART 3
Dear friends,
The oxforddictionary gives six meanings for windows. The first four meanings I
havealready covered. This is the last part of the posting covering the
remainingtwo.
Sincerely,
GopalaKrishnan 27-3-2011.
Reposted on 20-12-2020 after editing and updating
JEERAKAM (CUMIN)
Dear friends,
Today myposting is about jeerakam. During sraadha either jeeraka vellam(boiled
wateradded with cumin) or chuckku vellam(boiled water added with dry ginger)
are prepared for drinking bythe Brahmins. Some times both since one bhoktha may
prefer Jeerakavellam
UPPU (SALT) PART II
Dear friends,
I had enoughof my prelude in Part 1 of the posting.
There is onemore Malayalam saying - “Thinnauppinu nanni kattathavan” (Not
showing gratitude by a fellow to the nourished). This was pointed out by
ouresteemed member Sahasranamam from Bombay. I am
ENTAE PLASTIC THOTTI EVITAE?
(Where is my plastic bucket?)
Dear friends,
After the free availability ofdurable plastic/fibre buckets, we use them
conveniently for many purposes fromsay 1960-1965’s. Buckets of different sizes,
different appearances and fordifferent purposes are available
BRONZE ITEMS PART 2
Continuing from part1
8 LAMPS
Different types of Lamps are made of Bronze. Mainlytemple Lamps are of bronze
ranging from Nilavilakku to Kedavilakku. Lamps arealso lighted at Tulasi thara
and kavu in homes. It is a practice for all Hindusto light lamps invariably in
the
ORU SADA-ONE ORDINARY DOSAI
Dear friends,
After relishing kaldosai with freshbatter with dosai- mulakaipoti today
evening, I thought dosai can be my posting today. I amtrying to present a
nostalgic presentation.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 15-8-2010
Reposted on 23-12-2020 after
VALSAN (ELAYADA)
Dear friends,
I amreceiving a lot of responses with suggestion to write on topics like
Valsan,kozhukkatta and similar snacks from members. I am happy many members
fromdifferent groups relish and enjoy small postings on such topics from me in
between serious topics by
*ISHTIKA (BRICK) *
*Dear friends, *
*Today my posting is about bricks. Bricks are commonly used in construction
of homes in Tamilnadu and Southern and Central Kerala. Earlier vettukal
(cut stone) was common in central Kerala. *
*In North Kerala both the bricks and vettukal are equally used
- THENGA PART II (THE COCONUT-2)
Dear friends,
This is part II of my postingabout coconut. Let me go directly to few more
points about coconut.
Sincerely
Gopala Krishnan 28-9-2011.
15. Nivedyam in chiratta (coconut shell)
In Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple atTrivandrum the oblation
DIABETICSFOOTWEAR
Dear friends,
Among us there may be hundreds of diabetics like me.We cannot call it as a
disease or call us as patients. It is a body condition. However it
givesproblems as age increase in spite ofmedicines. I thought of sharing a
fewimportant information about diabetic,
THAMBALAM (PLATE)
Friends,
Whenever Ivisit a vessels shop, my eyes would be on brass Thambalam. At least
ten times Ihave purchased brass thambalams or exchanged for new in the last
twenty years.This craziness is not with me for copper thambalams or silver
thambalams.Though I keep in my pooja
MUKKU- DIP – JUNCTION- GIVEPRESSURE IN BODY
In Malayalam and Tamil the word MUKKU has the same threemeanings- Dip, junction
and giving pressure in body for relieving.
For getting brightnessin white clothes it is apractice to dip them in water
added with powder or liquid blue. For
CHILLU- BROCKEN SMALL PIECE OF GLASS/GRANITE
Chillu is a word with same meaning in Tamil and Malayalam.Most common MEANINGS
are told below:-
Brocken piece of glass- Brocken very small piece of aglass. It could pierce in
foot while walking not necessarily outside but eveninside also. These
MURI- ROOM -CUT-PART
I was recollecting the repeating quiz appearing in theforum - What is equal
tohalf of the apple? Answer- the other half. Many Fruits when cutvertically the
other part can have the same size. But mostly vegetables are cutbreadth wise.
The white pumpkin is cut length wise
INK(new)- MASHI
Dear friends,
There was a mail to me from member Sri G K Sharma ofiyer 123 group desiring me
to write about ink and pens. I had made a posting onink and pens a few months
back only, hence this posting is honouring him and istitled as INK(new).
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan
KALLU (STONE)
Dear friends,
It was in my mind towrite about stone for the past few days. Today I felt not
to postpone further.I have tried to cover many aspects of stone to give an
interesting reading.
I am thankful to allmembers responding to me after reading my postings.
Sincerely,
FOOT MATS (CHAVATTI)
Dear friends,
Today my posting is about the FOOTMATS. The main content of foot mat was
coconut husk till about two decades. Nowa day foot mats are available with many
other materials also. Our flooringstyles has changed, accordingly the foot mat
too.
However the
VAZHI– PATH
I was recollecting the student days doing Geometry classes.To prove certain
Principles/Theorems we had to draw certain lines in theprepared drawing. The
term used to mention it was vazhi. AnArithmetic done with steps was also told
as Vazhikannakku. If at all one hadmade a mistake
NOSTALGIA –WEDNESDAY CLASS MEETING
Dear friends,
Today morningsuddenly it came to my mind to make a posting about Wednesday
class meetingwhen I was a student and later teacher in school.
I had my Middle school education from 1954 to1956 at Pandalam Government
middle school and High
PANCHA PATHRAMDearfriends,
Seeingthe brass panchapathram well cleaned and shining I thought of
Panchapathram canbe my topic today.
Sincerely,
GopalaKrishnan 21-8-2010
Reposted on1-1-2020 after editing and updating. Wish you all a happy new
year.R. Gopala Krishnan
1. Gold Panchapathram
PAPER
DearFriends,
This posting is about paper. Paper has different forms andsome of the most
widely used forms are writing paper, printing paper, manifoldpaper, packing
paper and Newsprint. Some nostalgic memories of paper are alsobrought in this
posting. I am thankful to all members
PAARA (THE ROCK)
Dear friends,
I wish all my friends a happy newyear 2021. Today my posting is about Paara-The
rock. Let us be firm we canovercome covid 19 and Covid 20, if it spread in
India.
Sincerely,
Gopala krishnan 1-1-2021.
1. Naranathu Brandhan
When I start to write about
PADARASAM (MERCURY)
Dear Friends,
I had basic details to writeabout the liquid metal Mercury stored in my laptop
long back. Due to paucity oftime I could not retrieve and codify them suitably.
In this posting I haveavoided the tough technical details and health hazards
are just mentioned
CULTURAL QA 01-20201-01
Being a compilationthere may be errors
1 Can youtell more about Mercury/Quick sliver/Padarasam?
Mercury ( புதன் கிரகம் )being the name of the 1st planet in solar system and
is the quickest planet of all to completeone revolution around the SUN.
Named
CULTURAL QA 01-2020-02
Q1 can youtell about Dhanushkodi?
A1 Dhanushkodi is an abandoned town,which is located on the
southeastern end of Pamban Island in Tamilnadu. In 1964 this town was hit by
acyclone due to which only some ruins of the town are left. In thiscyclone,
DIAMONDS(VAJRAM-VAIRAM)
Dear friends,
I thought some information Isurfed and got about diamonds can be told today.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 12-10-2013.
Reposted on 6-1-2021 after editing and updating. R. Gopala krishnan
1. What is diamond?
It is aprecious stone consisting of a
KATUKU- MUSTARD
Dear friends,
Today my posting is about Mustard(Kaduku). Though it’s main use in South Indian
kitchen is for seasoning, it isalso used in small quantity as a paste in mango
pickles and now a day in somecurries also. Katuku mango is special for its
taste. Diabetics should
NILAYA VIDWAN
Dear friends,
There arepersonal queries to me where do my postings appear after formation of
googlegroups. I am member ofThatha Patti, iyer 123 and Kerala iyers google
groups.
I have startedcultural QA again as desired by many friends and QA are
compiledmostly from quora.
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-05
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Q1 Why is a Tirthankara called so in Jainism?
A1 By Sri Naman Chakraborty UpdatedMay 18, 2020
This is a super interesting question.
Let me try and explain this, with the help of a visual demo.Notice theAfghan
KUZHAL OOTHUM KANNANUKKU
SRIKRISHNA PLAYING FLUTE
Dear friends,
I have read long back, once Radhabecame angry with Krishna searching for the
misplaced flute and getting nervousof not getting it. Finally it was got, and
Krishna started playing forgettingeverything. Once again Radha became
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-06
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Q1 Why do Krishna devotees suffer?
A1 Shree Keshava Updated July 16-2020
When Yudhisthira was crowned as king of Hastinapur, Lord Krishna saidthat he
would now like to go to Dwarka. Kunti devi came to see
MYAVU MYAVU (CAT) PART 1
Dear friends,
Today morning I found near thestaircase three cats resting. On seeing me they
ran away. Cats were rare to seeafter Covid19 impact in our area.
I had earlier stored a lot ofinformation about cats. I thought of sharing them
in parts.
While other
PATTA AND POTTA
In Malayalam PATTA means the leaves of palm treeslike coconut, aracanut etc. It
is also called Matal. Elephants domesticated are given theseleaves for
eating. Elephants also like sugar cane and its leaves. Duringfestive occasion
they are given sugar cane. Elephants also
MYAVU MYAVU PART 2
Continued from Part 1
Dear friends,
Last posting I stopped with catdomestication and about two theories about it.
Let me continue with catdomestication theories.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 30-4-2012.
Reposted on 11-1-2021 after editing and updating. R. Gopala
KUZHAL OOTHUM KANNANUKKU 2
SRIKRISHNA PLAYING FLUTE
Continuing from part 1
5 The Indian flute
The bamboo flute is an importantinstrument in Indian classical music, and
developed independently of theWestern flute. The Hindu God Krishna is
traditionally considered a master ofthe bamboo
THALAM(HALL- LIVING ROOM)
1.What is thalam?
In old nalukettu type homes there werethree halls except on the west
surrounding the centre open area calledNadumuttam. On west side there used to
have the ARA, divine room of the housebefore which nilavilakku is lighted in
the morning and
Respected sir,
I am reading with care your postings and whats app wisdom forwards by Sri
Sekhar.
Thank you for your supportive words. More than the number of postings the
authority and ridiculing responses by Sri APS Mani I am not able to bear with.
I have asked him through mails to use
CULTURAL QA01-2021-15
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Q1 According to Hinduism, which goddess helped SrinivasaRamanujan to
invent his mathematical formulas in his dream throughout hislifetime & exactly
how can we do the same like him?
A1 Raivath P 18-1-2021
THALIR (TENDER)
TheMalayalam word Thalircan have tender as an approximate meaning. When it is
coming to leaf, if wepluck from plant, within seconds it would be dried. We
make use tender orslightly more grown leaves of different plants in daily life.
Tender leaves of coconut trees are often
CHANGALA (CHAIN) PART1
Dear friends,
A few weeks back there was amail to me from our member Sri Venkatraman,
Perinthalmanna, in which he hadmentioned his knowledge in measuring lands using
chain-chain survey. Irecollected at that time itself thetough topic “CHAIN
SURVEY”studied in the
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-12
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Q1 Why is the Vatican situated on a temple designed as a Shivalingam?
A1 Akshay Mallikarjun November 9-2020-One can notice Vatican City
being constructed in ShivaLingam shape (seen from top view)
The Striking
THE HILL (MALA)
Dear friends,
Today after seeing MAKARAVILAKKU inTV, my thinking went round the hills. There
are large hills, small hills andslope of hills. While the hills rise very high
and increase in length andBreadth along with, we call them mountains. Sahyadri
is the mountain
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-13
Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What are Indian railways unknown facts?
A1 Respected Piyush Goyal Minister ofRailways and Commerce & Industry
at Government of India October20-2020
History of Indian Railways is a treasure trove of
Sir,You are using unparliamentary words . I am posting this response to groups
. There is a limit to my tolerance . You have exceeded. You are trying to
ridicule a member. Your language is threatening. Sincerely,Gopala Krishnan
On Saturday, 16 January, 2021, 09:04:12 pm IST, APS Mani
PAMPAYAR OZHUGHUNNA NATTIL..
(ARANMULA THEMPLE AND
UTHRITTATHI VALLAM KALI)
Dear friends,
Most of us would have seen theTV news that tomorrow is Uthrittathivallam
kali(Jala Ghosha yathra) at ARANMULA for this year and special poojas inthe
temple are conducted tomorrow(24-8-2013)
Respected friends,
I am made a member in the Kerala iyer google group and Patti thatha google
group . I joined only iyer 23 google group.
>From the number of responses I receive I find a good percentage of members
>wait for my postings. It is a truth.
I have observed M.r Rajaram Krishna
Respected sir,
I have only two words to express. Thank you. Thank you. Thank youI am marking
copy to all the groups
Sincerely,Gopala KrishnanOn Saturday, 23 January, 2021, 10:02:05 am IST,
Yeddanapudi Markandeyulu wrote:
Sri Gopalakrishnan has been a very active contributor,a big
VAZHAYILA (PLANTANIN LEAF)
Dear friends,
Yesterday there was a mail to me fromSri Narasimha Arunachalam, an esteemed
member of iyer123 group asking to write about the items we use to takefood
beginning with plantain leaf. Honouring Mr Arunachalam this posting isabout
Plantain leaf.
PAYYANUR PAVITHRA MOTHIRAM-PART 1
Dear friends,
Today duringour upakarma while pavithram was served, I was telling my brother’s
son about Payyanur pavithra mothiram.I told him I have read somewhere if we are
wearing a Pavithra mothiram made atPayyanur and worshipped at Muruga temple
there,
1. MOOSHIKA STHREE 2.CHITHRASENA
Respectedfriends,
While surfingthe net to get some information about sages Yanjavalkya and
Parasurama I cameacross two small stories, one about Mooshika sthree and other
aboutChithrasena.
Mooshikasthree may be knowing to elders while Chithrasena story may
(QUESTION PAPER PART 2)
Dearfriends,
Iam extremely thankful to the respected membersfor the very good responses
with their additions about Question papers for the first part of my posting.
Myexperience with Question Papers and functioning, as Lecturer examinations
inTrivandrum
Respected Moderator Mr Sai,
Very correct method the members have to understand and follow. I will be
obeying the procedures told. I am sending my reply to other groups also
whether it would be relevant or not.Sincerely,Gopala Krishnan
On Thursday, 21 January, 2021, 10:32:19 pm IST, Indian
INCREASE AND DECREASE
(KOOTUKAYUM KURAYUKAYAUM)
Dear friends,
Today I was just thinking of theword decrease. It is a relative term. The
opposite is increase. Depending on situation either increase or decrease
becomes GOOD.While some want an increase, some want decrease for the same
THE CHAIN- PART 2
Dearfriends,
Letme continue with some more interesting information about chain. I am happy
overthe number of responses received for the part 1 of the posting. I
desiremembers never miss the game told in the last subheading.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 2-1-2013.
CULTURAL QA01-2021-16
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Q1 Is there any specific reason TN and Kerala buses are notallowed in
Majestic Bus Station in Bengaluru?
A1 Goutham R January 15-2021-It is to decongest Kempegowda(Majestic)
Bus stand.
Not only TN and Kerala,
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-17
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Q1 How do I improve my digestion?
A1 Manisha Ghodke August 5-2020 .Everyone experiences occasional
digestive symptoms such asupset stomach, gas, heartburn, nausea, constipation
or diarrhoea.
However, when
CULTURAL QA01-2021-14
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Q1 Which fruits are good for health in covid-19 (Corona)?
A1 Anuradha Kamath November 11-2020-Ayurvedic practitioner, Writer,
Spiritual aspirant.
Here are Fruits that are good for health during Covid 19.
Respected Mr Sekar
I am not leaving any group. I have not stated so. I said I will enjoy and
enrich other's postings.
As you have stated there is no prize or any monetary payment. For preparing a
posting it requires 3-4 hours with a lot of thinking.
If any moderator decides the number of
Thank you sirI will restart my postings at the earliest. One moderator
answering is sufficient. With all gratitudeGopala krishnan
On Wednesday, 20 January, 2021, 06:57:21 am IST, Narayanaswamy Subramanian
wrote:
Dear Sri Gopala Krishnan
Thanks.
I felt strongly that you had been
IKSHA (ക്ഷ)Dear friends,
Yesterday I was seeing a moviescene in Malayalam TV channel where an arrested
person was asked to drive avehicle by the SI of police. The interesting part-
No vehicle and he has toimagine he is sitting in a vehicle and driving. So he
has to sit in air, putgear, move
CULTURAL QA01-2021-11
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Dear friends,
I wish all myfriends a happy Pongal-Gopala krishnan
Q1 Why did Lord Ram demolish a part of Rama Setu himself?
A1 Pruthwi Ajay Updated July 29
Before the battle between Shriram and Ravana,
CULTURAL QA 01-2021-09
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I WISH ALL MY FRIENDS A HAPPYPONGAL
Q1 What is the biggest culture shock you have ever faced?
A1 Animish Phatak·12-1-2021
Russia:
Coming from India, my stay in Russia brought out quite a few differencesin
MANJAPPAI (YELLOW BAG)
Dear Friends,
Yesterday there was a mail to mefrom our esteemed member Mr Kameswara Sharma
asking me to write about Kalabham.Since the subject is felt little small,I
felt I will write about manjal ppai, yellow colour and include Kalabham alsoin
it.
Sincerely,
MAZHA MAZHA KUTAKUTA (part1)
(RAIN RAIN UMBRELLA)
Dearfriends,
I had been toOoty recently with all family members. Being non-season it was
rainingoccasionally. We had our stay at Mahendra resorts there. Green and
yellowalternated cloth umbrellas were given to us, as much we desired.
Thank you sir for reading the postings and responding with appreciating lines.
Once again thank you sir. Sincerely,Gopala krishnan
On Sunday, 24 January, 2021, 08:04:44 am IST, Narayanaswamy Iyer
wrote:
Very nice stories, both. So was the account of the pavithra mothiram and Sri
PAYYANUR PAVITHRA MOTHIRAM PART 2
Dear friends,
This is the 2ndpart of the posting about Payyannur and Pavithra mothiram. I
thank all themembers for positive responses about first part of the posting.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 25-8-2010.
Reposted on 24-1-2021 after editing and updating.
CULTURAL QA01-2021-18
Being a compilation there may be errors
Q1 What are the mysteries in real places that even sciencecannot yet
explain?
A1 Gaurang Singh Rathore January 15-2021 B.Sc. in Life Sciences,
University of Delhi(Graduated 2020)
Tanot Mata Temple — Jaisalmer
MAZHA MAZHA KUTA KUTA2
(RAIN RAIN UMBRELLA2)
Respectedfriends,
This is part 2and final part of the posting Mazha Mazha Kuta Kuta.
Sincerely,
Gopala Krishnan 4-8-2010
Reposted on 25-1-2021after editing and updating. R. Gopala Krishnan.
3. Umbrella for all occasions
Umbrella isnot only
QUESTION PAPER (PART I)
Dearfriends,
Yesterday Iwas just arranging the books of my son in the loft. I found a few
questionpapers bunched together of his Engineering examinations. Probably he
would havebeen referring them to conduct a test and interview some candidates
for hisfactory when he
Respected sir,
just now I have seen your mail , being busy on domestic front. I have read your
comment also. It is my duty to acknowledge your support.
I will read others contributions with enriching information.
Again thank you for the support . Your one person support is one hundred
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